>Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 10:43:50 -0700 (PDT) >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Mime-Version: 1.0 >To: (Recipient list suppressed) >From: Michael Eisenscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Time to Organize!!!! >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >August 28, 1997 2:32 AM EDT > >Business Week, September 01, 1997 > >Summary of key facts: > >The recent Teamsters' union victory in the UPS strike indicates that workers, >particularly part-time and temporary employees, are not only demanding more >from their employers but are getting what they want. Most Americans seem to >support workers - polls demonstrated that two times as many people supported >the striking UPS workers over managers and executives. The recent UPS deal >includes converting part-time jobs into full-time ones and pay raises. Other >trends in labor include providing dental, medical, and life insurance to >part-time and temporary workers. For instance, Burger King is hoping to hold >on to employees by offering incentives such as insurance to part-timers who >have worked 30 hours/week for at least half of a year. Organized labor groups >themselves are growing. In California's Silicon Valley, about 2,000 people >have joined labor organizations in the past month or so. About 27% - 40% of >employees in the Valley are temporary and part-time workers now looking for >better benefits and pay. Currently, about 23 mil people in the US are >temporary and part-time employees. The article discusses this trend in more >detail. > >
